I have a few appointments already with syndication sponsors (which I am already invested with and prospective).

I’ve attended a few webinars about investing in multi family homes, and like the prospect of steady monthly income, but I am also able to provide financing myself though years of savings and the settlement result.

None of the deals were even doable from a cost prospective so we weren't able to lend on any of his deals.

Pictures are what prospective tenants see first.

Pay a handy guy to ride with you and scout the property (just a thought) otherwise, the best use of your time will be to verify if your buying a first lien position, knowing your market well enough to know what your buying and what your exit is, and underwriting the prospective deal so you anticipate worse case.

If they are okay with you being there, ask if they would show you around and explain how they present the property to a prospective client.

I have received much interest, and decided to just have an open house for a few hours to show the place to prospective tenants and collect applications, rather than trying to meet with individuals one by one (so I'm not driving across town everyday for a showing and dealing with people who are no longer interested, not qualified, or don't show up at all).

I'm looking at an REO that is a prospective fix & flip for a client and the property is listed with a local brokerage. 

I like answering texts from prospective tenants and talking with my cleaner.

After that figure out who some prospective tenants might be and what the going rate for similar space in your area is.